This wiki page builds upon our work in class 11 with the Milners, Atwell, and Orr chapters / articles and provides resources for using poetry, as well as teaching it. It will also include our Model Poem / Poetry Writing Activity Assignments.
"Poems are other people's snapshots in which we see our own lives." -- Charles Simic
OUR MODEL POEM POETRY WRITING ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENTS
Using the poetry writing activity completed in class 11 along with the packet of examples provided in class, post a link to your own poetry writing activity below. Include your name and the name of the poem prior to posting a link to your activity.
"Poems are other people's snapshots in which we see our own lives." -- Charles Simic
POETRY RESOURCES
OUR MODEL POEM POETRY WRITING ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENTS
Using the poetry writing activity completed in class 11 along with the packet of examples provided in class, post a link to your own poetry writing activity below. Include your name and the name of the poem prior to posting a link to your activity.
Meredith: Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda
Zakk W: Model "In Praise of Self-Deprecation" by Wislawa Szymborska
Bethany: William Carlos Williams: The Red Wheelbarrow/ This Is Just to Say:
Lauren: "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes
John: Facts About the Mon by Dorianne Laux
Matt: Never Shall I Forget by Elie Wiesel
Jenn: Invictus by William Ernest Henley